The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:08 at Mechelen 2026 put Bram Caris 620th of 747 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:00. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:23v median +0:42
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 5:28v median +0:53
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 5:43v median +0:51
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Block 04 15:12Running 4 5:41v median +0:49
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 5:54v median +0:52
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:33v median +0:39
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 5:50v median +0:58
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Block 08 15:11Running 8 6:23v median +1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:33
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 743
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 743 men who finished.